Notes
1 2 Peter 1:18-21: And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 3:16, 17: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
2Exodus 4:15: And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Psalm 32:8: I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Hebrews 1:1, 2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.
[NOTE: The last sentence in Chapter 1, which was added in July, 1979 does not represent any change or modification of thought in the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures as it has been historically believed by Free Will Baptists. In view of the fact that some in the theological world have claimed to believe that the Bible is an infallible rule of faith and practice, while at the same time professing to believe that the Bible contains errors which were a part of the original manuscripts, this statement was added to make the position already held by Free Will Baptists unmistakably clear.]
3 See appendix to chapter 1 (page 18).
4 Deuteronomy 6:4: The LORD our God is one LORD. 1 Cor. 8:4: There is none other God but one. Jer. 10:10: But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God. John 7:28; 2 Cor. 1:19; 1 John 5:20; 1 Tim. 6:17.
5 John 4:24: God is a Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:17.
6 Exodus 3:14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM. Psa. 83:18; John 5:26; Rev. 1:4.
7 Psalm 90:2: From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Deut. 33:27; Isa. 57:15; Rom. 1:20; 1 Tim. 1:17.
8 Malachi 3:6: For I am the LORD, I change not. Num. 23:19; James 1:17.
9 1 King 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee. Jer. 23:24; Psa. 139:7-10; Isa. 57:15; Acts 17:24.
10 Acts 15:18: Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 1 Chron. 28:9; Psa. 94:9, 10; Acts 1:24.
11 Revelation 19:6: The Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Job 42:2; Psa. 135:6; Matt. 19:26; Mark 14:36; Luke 18:27.
12 Ephesians 4:6: One God and Father of all, who is above all. Job 9:12; Isa. 14:13, 14; Dan. 4:35; Rom. 11:33-36.
13 Psalm 119:68: Thou art good, and doest good. Psa. 25:8; 106:1; 145:9; Matt. 19:17.
14 Romans 16:27: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Dan. 2:20; 1 Tim. 1:17; Jude 25.
15 Leviticus 19:2: I the LORD your God am holy. Job 6:10.
16 Deuteronomy 32:4: Just and right is he. Psa. 92:15; 119:137; Zeph. 3:5.
17 Ephesians 2:4: God, who is rich in mercy. Ex. 34:6; Neh. 9:17; Psa. 100:5.
18 Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Ex. 20:11; Psa. 33:6-9; Col. 1:16; Heb. 11:3.
19 Nehemiah 9:6: Thou preservest them all. Job 7:20; Col. 1:17; Heb. 1:3.
20 Psalm 47:7: God is the King of all the earth. 2 Chron. 20:6; Psa. 95:3.
21 Isaiah 47:4: As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name. Psa. 78:35; Prov. 23:11; Isa. 41:14; 59:20; Jer. 50:34.
22 Isaiah 45:21: A just God and a Saviour. Isa. 43:3-11; 49:26.
23 Exodus 31:13: I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 1 Thess. 5:23; Jude 1.
24 Hebrews 12:23: God the Judge of all. Gen. 18:25; Psa. 50:6; 2 Tim. 4:8.
25 Exodus 34:14: Thou shalt worship no other god. Ex. 20:4, 5; Matt. 4:10; Rev. 19:10.
26 Job 11:7: Canst thou by searching find out God? Isa. 40:28.
27 Romans 11:33: How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Job 26:14.
28 Exodus 9:14: There is none like me in all the earth. Ex. 8:10; 1 Chron. 17:20.
29 Psalm 19:1, 2: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. Psa. 145:10: All thy works shall praise thee. Psa. 150:6: Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.
30 Acts 17:28: In him we live, and move, and have our being. Matt 10:30: The very hairs of your head are all numbered. Psa. 104:13, 14; Job 14:5; Eph. 1:11.
31 Psalm 22:28: For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations. Psa. 97:2: Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Isa. 33:22; Ex. 34:6; Job 36:5.
32 Deuteronomy 30:19: I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. Isa. 1:18-20; John 5:40; Rom. 2:14, 15; Prov. 1:24-28.
33 Ezekiel 33:11: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Acts 15:18; 1 Sam. 2:30; Ezek. 18:20-25, 31; Jer. 44:4.
34 Revelation 4:11: Thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Isa. 43:7; 1 Tim. 6:17: The living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.
35 Colossians 1:16: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible.
36 Revelation 7:11: And all the angels stood round about...and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God.
37 Psalm 103:20: Bless the LORD, ye his angels,...that do his commandments.
38 Hebrews 1:14: Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Jude 6.
39 2 Samuel 24:16: The angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it. Rev. 16:1.
40 Genesis 2:7: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
41 Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. 1 Cor. 6:20.
42 Ecclesiastes 7:29: God hath made man upright. Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10.
43 Psalm 51:5: Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Rom. 8:7: The carnal mind is enmity against God. Eph. 2:3: And were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. Psa. 58:3; Gen. 8:21; John 3:6; Gal. 5:19-21; Rom. 5:12.
44 John 6:44: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him. 1 Cor. 2:14: The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them.
45 John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. John 3:5; 1:13; Heb. 12:14: And holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Col. 1:14; Titus 3:5.
46 See atonement chapter 6 (page 7).
47 Isaiah 45:21: There is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Isa. 43:10, 11: Beside me there is no Saviour. John 4:42: This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. Phil. 3:20; 2 Tim. 1:10; Titus 2:13.
48 Psalm 83:18: Whose name alone is JEHOVAH. Isa. 40:3: The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD (Jehovah). Luke 1:76.
49 Isaiah 8:13, 14: Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel. 1 Pet. 2:4-6; Isa. 6:5; John 12:41.
50 Revelation 22:13: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Isa. 44:6; Rev. 1:1, 11.
51 1 Timothy 3:16: God was manifest in the flesh. 1 John 3:16; John 1:1; Heb. 1:8; John 20:28, 29.
52 1 John 5:20: We are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
53 Titus 2:13: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
54 Romans 9:5: Of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever.
55 Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
56 Colossians 1:17: And he is before all things. Micah 5:2; Heb. 1:8.
57 Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. Heb. 1:12.
58 John 3:13: No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. Matt. 18:20; 28:20; Eph. 1:23.
59 John 16:30: That thou knowest all things. John 2:24, 25; 21:17; Rev. 2:23.
60 Colossians 2:8-10: Christ...is the head of all principality and power. Matt. 28:18; Heb. 1:8; Rev. 1:8.
61 Acts 3:14: But ye denied the Holy One. Luke 1:35; Heb. 7:26; Rev. 3:7.
62 Hebrews 1:6: Let all the angels of God worship him. John 5:23: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. Phil. 2:10, 11; Matt. 28:9; Luke 24:52.
63 Hebrews 1:8, 10: Unto the Son he saith...Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. John 1:3, 10: All things were made by him. The world was made by him. Col. 1:16.
64 Hebrews 1:3: Upholding all things by the word of his power. Col. 1:17.
65 Isaiah 9:6: The government shall be upon his shoulder. 1 Pet. 3:22; Eph. 1:21.
66 Ephesians 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins. Heb. 9:12; Gal. 3:13; Isa. 44:6; 1 Pet. 1:18; Rev. 5:9.
67 2 Timothy 4:1: The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead. Matt. 25:31-46; John 5:22.
68 John 1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. Phil. 2:6, 7: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. 2 Cor. 8:9; Heb. 4:15.
69 Hebrews 2:17: Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren. Matt. 8:17; 4:2; 8:24; John 11:33, 35; 19:28; Isa. 53:3; Luke 22:44.
70 Hebrews 4:15: Was in all points tempted like as we are. Matt. 4:1-11.
71 1 Peter 2:21: Leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps. John 13:15; 1 John 2:6.
72 Isaiah 42:21: He will magnify the law, and make it honourable. Matt. 5:17; 3:15; Gal. 4:4.
73 Luke 19:10: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
74 John 16:27: I came out from God. Matt. 1:18, 20.
75 Luke 1:35: That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. Mark 1:1; John 1:34; 20:31.
76 John 3:16: God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. John 1:18.
77 1 John 2:2: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Isa. 53:5; 10:11; Rom. 4:25; Matt. 20:28; 1 Pet. 3:18; John 1:29; Heb. 9:26; Rom. 5:6, 8.
78 Titus 2:11: For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Heb. 2:9: That he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 1 Tim. 2:6; Isa. 45:22; 2 Pet. 3:9; 2 Cor. 4:14, 15; 1 Tim. 4:10.
79 Romans 3:25, 26: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Rom. 5:9, 18; Matt. 26:28; Eph. 1:7; Rev. 5:9; 1 Pet. 2:24.
80 Romans 5:18: Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. Rom. 8:1: There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Mark 16:15; Rom. 2:14,15.
81 Hebrews 9:22: Without shedding of blood is no remission. Eph 1:7: In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.
82 Romans 4:25: Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. 1 Cor. 15:17.
83 Acts 1:11: This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven. Mark 16:19.
84 Hebrews 7:25: He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Rom. 8:34; Heb. 9:24.
85 1 Corinthians 15:22: For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Matthew 18:2-5: And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
Mark 9:36, 37: And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Matthew 19:14: But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
86 John 16:13: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.
87 Corinthians 2:11: Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
88 Genesis 1:2: And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Acts 8:39.
89 Acts 10:19: While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. 1 Cor. 2:13; Acts 21:11; John 14:26.
90 Acts 13:2: The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
91 Acts 16:6: And were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.
92 Acts 13:4: So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia.
93 John 16:8: And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. Gen. 6:3.
94 Mark 3:29: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness. Isa. 63:10, Acts 7:51; Eph. 4:30.
95 Job 33:4: The Spirit of God hath made me. Job 26:13; Psa. 104:30.
96 2 Peter 1:21: Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
97 1 Peter 3:18: Quickened by the Spirit. Rom. 8:11.
98 1 Corinthians 6:11: But ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
99 Isaiah 6:8, 9: I heard the voice of the Lord,...And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not. Acts 28:25, 26: Well spake the Holy Ghost...Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand. Compare John 3:16 with Matt. 1:18.
100 Matthew 28:19: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 2 Cor. 13:14: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. 1 Pet. 1:2.
101 See appendix to chapter 7 (page 18).
102 Mark 16:15: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Isa. 45:22: Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth. Prov. 8:4; Isa. 55:1; Rev. 22:17.
103 Joel 2:28: I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh. John 16:8; John 1:9; Isa. 55:11; Luke 2:10.
104 1 Timothy 2:4: Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. Acts 10:34: God is no respecter of persons. Ezek. 33:11; 2 Pet. 3:9.
105 Hosea 13:9: O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself. Prov. 1:24-31; Isa. 65:12; Jer. 7:13, 14; Zech. 7:11-13; John 5:40: And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. Matt. 23:37.
106 2 Corinthians 7:10: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of. Psa. 51:17; Prov. 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Psa. 32:3,5; Ezek. 36:31: Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. Psa. 51:3, 4; Ezek. 18:30: Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin.
107 Acts 17:30: But now commandeth all men every where to repent. Luke 13:5: But, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Acts 3:19.
108 Hebrews 11:6: He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.Heb. 11:1: Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. John 5:46, 47; Rom. 10:9.
109 Romans 10:10: With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. Gal. 5:22: But the fruit of the Spirit is...faith. 1 Cor. 12:8, 9.
110 Acts 16:31: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. John 3:16; Rom. 4:20-22; Eph. 3:12.
111 James 2:17: Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Gal. 5:6; 1 Tim. 1:5. 112 Philippians 1:29: Unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ...to believe on him. 2 Pet. 1:1; Eph. 2:8.
113 John 3:36: He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. Mark 16:16; John 8:21, 24; Heb. 11:6.
114 John 1:7: That all men through him might believe. Gal 3:26: Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Acts 10:43; Rom. 5:1; John 3:15.
115 John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Heb. 12:14; Rev. 21:27; Gal. 5:19-21.
116 John 3:5: Except a man be born...of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. John 1:13; Ezek. 36:26, 27; Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:10.
117 Romans 8:16: The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. John 1:12; 5:25; James 1:18; 2 Cor. 5:17.
118 Ezekiel 11:19, 20: And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them. 1 Pet. 2:25.
119 John 3:3: Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
120 John 3:6: That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:5-8; 1 John 4:7; 5:1.
121 Ephesians 2:1: You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. Psa. 119:50, 93; Eph. 2:5; Col. 2:13.
122 John 5:24: He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me...is passed from death unto life. 1 John 3:14.
123 2 Peter 1:4: That by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. Heb. 3:14. 124 Romans 5:1: Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:16: The free gift is of many offences unto justification. Acts 13:39; Isa. 53:11.
125 Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. Heb. 4:2; 11:6, Rom. 9:31, 32; Acts 13:38, 39.
126 1 Thessalonians 5:23: And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. 7:1; 2 Pet. 3:18: Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Heb. 6:1; 1 John 5:4; Col. 4:12; Prov. 4:18; 1 John 1:7,9; 1 Pet. 1:16.
Galatians 2:20: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
127 Romans 8:38, 39: For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Cor. 10:13: God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 2 Cor. 12:9: My grace is sufficient for thee. Job 17:9; Matt. 16:18; John 10:27, 28; Phil. 1:6.
128 2 Chronicles 15:2: The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him...but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 2 Pet 1:10: Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall. Ezek. 33:18: When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. John 15:6; 1 Cor. 10:12; Heb. 6:4-6; 12:15; 1 Chron. 28:9; Rev. 2:4; 1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Pet. 2:20, 21; 1 Cor. 9:27; Matt. 24:13; Acts 1:25; Rev. 22:19.
129 See appendix to chapter 13 (page 17).
130 Genesis 2:3: God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it. Mark 2:27: The sabbath was made for man. Neh. 9:14.
131 Exodus 20:8-11: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
132 Luke 24:1-6: Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre...He is not here, but is risen. Luke 24:33-36; John 20:19,26; Acts 2:1; Acts 20:7: And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them. 1 Cor. 16:2; Rev. 1:10; Psa. 118:22-24.
133 Isaiah 58:13, 14: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD. Isa. 56:2; Ex. 20:8-11.
134 1 Corinthians 1:2: Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints. Acts 2:41, 47; 20:7; 1 Cor. 16:1, 2; Rev. 1:4.
135 Ephesians 5:25, 27: Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it...that he might present it to himself a glorious church. Eph. 1:22, 23; 1 Cor. 12:27, 28; Col. 1:18, 24; 1 Pet. 2:5; John 18:36; John 15:2, 6.
136 Acts 2:41: Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. Acts 8:12; Gal. 3:27.
137 Genesis 14:20: And he gave him tithes of all. Gen. 28:22: I will surely give the tenth unto thee. Deut 14:22: Thou shalt truly tithe. Mal. 3:8-10.
138 1 Corinthians 16:2: Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him. Matt. 23:23; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; Heb. 7:9-17; 2 Cor. 9:6-8.
139 2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 1 Tim. 4:13-15: Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee...Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. Titus 1:9; 2:7, 8; 2 Tim. 1:7; 2:2; 1 Tim. 3:2-7.
140 Psalm 50:16: But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 2 Tim. 1:8-11, 14; 2:22; 3:5; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Cor. 2:12-16.
141 Acts 20:28: Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers. Heb. 5:4; 1 Cor. 9:16; Acts 13:2.
142 1 Timothy 4:14: With the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 2 Tim. 1:6; Acts 13:3.
143 Mark 16:15: Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 2 Tim. 4:2; 2 Cor. 4:5; Ezek. 33:7.
144 Matthew 28:19: Teach all nations, baptizing them. Luke 22:19, 20: This do in remembrance of me. Acts 20:11; 27:35; 1 Cor. 10:16; 11:23-28.
145 Hebrews 13:17: They watch for your souls, as they that must give account. 1 Pet. 5:2:Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof. Acts 20:28; Jer. 3:15.
146 Matthew 28:19: Baptizing (Greek: immersing) them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.Col. 2:12: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him. Acts 8:36-39; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:5; John 3:23; Acts 16:32-34; 2:41.
147 Romans 6:4: Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Col. 3:3; 2:12; Titus 3:5; Gal. 3:27; 1 Cor. 15:29.
148 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Matt. 26:26-28.
149 1 Corinthians 10:16: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1 Cor. 10:21; 11:27-29.
150 1 Corinthians 10:17: For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. Matt 26:27: Drink ye all of it. Rom. 14:1, 10; 1 Cor. 12:12-17; Acts 2:42; 20:7.
151 John 13:4-8; 1 Tim. 5:1-10.
152 Romans 5:12: As by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Heb. 9:27: It is appointed unto men once to die. 1 Cor. 15:22; Psa. 89:48; Eccl. 8:8.
153 Ecclesiastes 12:7: Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Phil. 1:23: Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. Luke 23:43; Matt. 17:3; 22:32; Acts 7:59; Matt. 10:28; 2 Cor. 5:8; Luke 16:22-26; Rev. 6:9.
154 Acts 1:11: This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Matt. 25:31; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 1 Thess. 4:15-17; 2 Thess. 1:7-10; 2 Pet. 3:3-13; Matt. 24:42-44.
155 John 5:28, 29: The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. Acts 24:15; 1 Cor. 15:22, 23; 2 Tim. 2:18; Phil. 3:21; 1 Cor. 15:35-44; Dan. 12:2.
156 Acts 17:31: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness. 1 Cor. 15:24; Rev. 10:6; 22:11; 2 Pet. 3:11, 12; Eccl. 9:10.
157 2 Corinthians 5:10: For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Eccl. 12:14: For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Matt. 12:36; Rev. 20:12; Rom. 2:16.
158 Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 2 Thess. 1:8-10: Taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints. Rom. 6:23; 2 Pet. 1:11; Mark 3:29; 9:43, 44; Jude 7; Rev. 14:11; 21:7, 8, 27; Matt. 13:41-43; Rom. 2:6-10.
159 2 Peter 1:4-10: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.
160 2 Timothy 3:16.
161 2 Peter 1:21; 1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Sam. 23:2; Jer. 1:9.
162 John 10:35; Matt. 5:17, 18.
163 John 17:17; Psa. 119:151, 160.
164 Acts 2:5, 8, 11.
165 1 Corinthians 14:1-40; Heb. 2:4.
166 1 Corinthians 12:10, 30.
167 1 Corinthians 14:18, 19, 23, 33.
168 1 Corinthians 12:13.
169 Ephesians 5:18b-20.
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